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BICYCLE BELL.

No. 334,495. Patented Jan. 19, 1886. 12w

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

THEODORE EDWARD WARE, oEoLIEToN, ERIsTOL, ooUNTY OF eLoUoEsTrR,

ENGLAND.

BICYCLE-BELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,495, dated January 19, 1826 Application filed December 20, 1884. Serial No. 150,835. (No model.) Patented in England May 10, 1884, No. 7,555.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE EDWARD WARE, a subject of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Clifton, Bristol,

in the county of Gloucester, England, have invented new and useful improvements in gongs or bells for use on bicycles and for other similar uses, (for which I have applied for a patent in Great Britain, No. 7,555, bearing date May 10, 1884,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to gongs or hemispherical bells for use on bicyles and other Vehicles and for other similar purposes; and it consists in improved means for sounding the said gongs or bells or silencing the same, as may be desired.

In carrying out my invention the gong or hemispherical bell is secured to the bicycle or other object in the ordinary manner. The said gong or hemispherical bell is struck by a hammer secured to the free end of a suitable spring, the said spring being arranged within or outside the said gong 0r bell in such a 2 manner that the vibration of the bicycle or other object to which the bell is attached will cause the said spring to vibrate and the hammer to repeatedly strike the bell. The gong or bell is silenced by means of any suitable 3o catch or device for preventing the hammer from touching the said gong or bell. Two or more of the said hammers and springs may be used, if desired, and the gong or bell may, if desired, be provided with a hammer for strik- 5 ing the same by hand.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gong with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same. Fig. 3 shows an arrangement for striking the said gong or bell 0 by hand.

Like letters indicate like parts in all the figures.

The gong a is mounted upon the bicycle or other object in any suitable manner. A thin flat'steel spring, b, or other spring which will vibrate freely by the motion of the bicycle or other object, is secured at its upper end between the nuts c, which secure the gong upon its standard a, and the lower or free end of the said spring carries a hammer, d. The

length of the spring I) is such that the hanr mer, depending on the said spring over the side of the gong, will strike the gong at or near its edge. The motion or vibration of the bicycle or object to which the gong is attached causes the spring I) to vibrate and the hammer d to repeatedly strike the gong.

For the purpose of silencing the bell,when required, I provide a curved arm, e.' The said arm 6 may be secured upon the standard a betweenthe nuts 0, over the spring b, the said arm being curved downward over the gong and springin such a manner as to allow sufficient space between the said arm and the gong for the spring b to vibrate freely and the hammerdto strike the gong. The said arm a has a longitudinal slot,e, and in the said slot a pin orstop, f, slides freely, the said pin projecting through the said slot to thespring b. The said spring passes through thelower extremity 7c of the pin or stopf, and the length of the said pin or stop is so arranged that when the said pin or stop is at the upper extremity of the slot 6' the spring can vibrate freely; but when the said pin or stop is drawn to the lower extremity of the slot 6 the free end of the spring I) is drawn up to the arm e, its vibration prevented, and the hammer held away from the gong, thus leaving the said gong free to be struck by a hand-striker. Ido not, however, confine myself to this method of silencing the bell, as any other suitable device or catch which will stop the vibration of the spring and keep the hammer from touching the bell, leaving it free to be struck by a hand-striker, may be employed without departing from my invention. The said spring and hammer may also be arranged either inside or outside the gong or bell, and may be applied to any description of gong or hemispherical bell. 9o

1 also provide the said gong or hemispherical bell,when desired,with a suitable arrangement for striking the said gong or bell by hand. Fig. 3 shows an arrangement for this purpose. 9 is a a strong spring secured in-- side the bell. The said spring extends downward from the upper end of the standard a and carries at its lower end a suitable hammer or clapper, h. The spring passes over a bracket or arm, 1', on the standard a, and beneath the said bracket or arm is arranged another arm,j, having its end j bent at right angles. The spring 9 passes behind or inside this portion j, and thus the spring is held back and the hammer prevented from striking the gong, except when operated by the hand.

I do not confine myself to these particular means for striking the gong by hand, as my improvements may be combined with any other means suitable for the purpose.

VhatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a gong 0r hemispherical bell with a vibrating spring connected with said gong or hell, the said spring being rigidly held at one end and its free end carrying a spherical hammer,with rigid radial THEODORE EDWARD WARE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES \VARE,

F. O. 11., Bristol. HENRY MORLAND, B. 11., Oman. 

